Overview
Public Affairs hosted speakers who are prominent people in the world of international affairs, from acclaimed authors, to Nobel laureates, to high-ranking UN officials.
NOV 6, 2002 • Transcript
Global Poverty and U.S. Foreign Policy
Markets alone will not solve the problems of Africa and other poor parts of the world, says economist Jeffrey Sachs. "Markets will not stop mosquitoes ...
OCT 29, 2002 • Transcript
One World: The Ethics of Globalization
If we agree with the notion of a global community, then we must extend our concepts of justice, fairness, and equity beyond national borders by ...
OCT 16, 2002 • Transcript
The New Killing Fields: Massacre and the Politics of Intervention
Humanitarian intervention does not "belong in the shadows" because it has the moral urgency of self-defense, which puts it ahead of preventive war, say Walzer ...
OCT 9, 2002 • Transcript
First Great Triumph: How Five Americans Made Their Country a World Power
The U.S. has always been an expansionist power, but between 1891-1909, it was exceptionally so, says Zimmerman. Five individuals in particular helped to drive ...
OCT 2, 2002 • Transcript
A Bed for the Night: Humanitarianism in Crisis
Humanitaniarism is losing its traditional function of relief provision and is increasingly used for political purposes, often with disastrous consequences, warns David Rief.
SEP 25, 2002 • Transcript
From a Reporter's Notebook: Afghanistan One Year Later: The Struggle for the Soul of a Nation
Afghanistan is less stable today than it was six months ago because of U.S. reluctance to provide security outside Kabul and the international community's ...
SEP 24, 2002 • Transcript
Ethnic Conflict and Civic Life: Hindus and Muslims in India
Why are some cities in India rife with ethnic conflict whereas others are not? According to Varshney, a city's proneness to violence is directly linked ...
JUN 25, 2002 • Transcript
The Fragmentation of Afghanistan: State Formation and Collapse in the International System
Afghanistan is "hard to rule" for the same reason it's hard to conquer: it does not have many resources, the settlements are far apart, and ...
JUN 3, 2002 • Transcript
The Savage Wars of Peace: Small Wars and the Rise of American Power
The United States has a long but largely uncelebrated history of fighting "small wars," and "if the past is a prologue of what is to ...
MAY 15, 2002 • Transcript
Globalization and Its Discontents
There will be a strong backlash against globalization unless the international institutions that govern it become more democratic, says Stiglitz.